metsäkauris

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Finnish

Etymology

metsä (forest) +‎ kauris (deer)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmetsæˌkɑu̯ris/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑuris
  • Hyphenation(key): metsä‧kauris

Noun

metsäkauris

  1. roe deer (either of the two species of deer in genus Capreolus)
  2. roe deer, roe, western roe deer, European roe, Capreolus capreolus
  3. roebuck (the male of roe deer)

Declension

Possessive forms of metsäkauris (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)

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